Vietnam has added five cultural practices and festivals to its national list of intangible cultural heritage, highlighting the country’s efforts to preserve traditional knowledge, rituals and community-based customs.
In the early days of the year, the cherry blossom island in Muong Phang commune, Dien Bien province has become a spring travel destination attracting a large number of tourists.
Digital travel platform Agoda has named Sapa the fastest-growing destination in Asia in 2025, amid a surge in international travel interest in the northern mountain town.
There is a land where the moment you arrive, everything feels different - the air, the space, the scenery, and the rhythm of local life. It’s the U Minh Ha freshwater forest in Ca Mau province, a place whose quiet beauty and rustic charm linger long after you leave.
Bathed in the gentle sunlight of the transitional period at the end of the year, Da Nang is emerging as an ideal destination for slow travel - a form of tourism that encourages travelers to move less, stay longer, experience destinations through everyday life, and forge deeper connections with themselves and their surroundings rather than packed itineraries.
Hoa Tien village is a remarkable community-based tourism destination in Chau Tien commune in the Western Nghe An World Biosphere Reserve. The local Thai ethnic people have maintained their traditional way of life closely linked to wet-rice farming, raising silkworms, and weaving silk and brocade.
In the newly upgraded and renovated water pavilion, the lively sound of puppet drums welcomes visitors. “Hearing the sound of the puppet drums, even boiling rice can be forgotten” evokes the special appeal of this folk-art form. However, behind that lively sound, the artisans of Nguyen Xa water puppetry village are concerned about preserving their craft.
The first museum in Vietnam dedicated to Phở is scheduled to open to the public on January 15, 2026, at the corner of Nguyen Thai Hoc and Pham Ngu Lao streets in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ponagar Tower is a remarkable architectural complex where the worship of the Mother Goddess Thien Y A Na blends with Cham rituals, creating an intangible cultural heritage that deserves preservation.
In its latest publication “Best in Travel 2026”, the world-renowned travel magazine Lonely Planet has released a list of the 25 best destinations worldwide for 2026, including Quy Nhon of Viet Nam, which was described as “the best for coastal adventures and delicious seafood”.
In the modern era, indigenous cultural heritage is recognised as an important endogenous resource for creating green tourism and promoting sustainable development. This journey is led by the local communities themselves - the guardians of daily life and the beauty of their work, creating unique experiences in the modern era, indigenous cultural heritage is recognised as an important endogenous resource for creating green tourism and…
Ta Gia Bay in Lai Chau Province is gaining recognition as a nature-based tourism spot, thanks to its limestone mountains, caves, and crystal-clear reservoir waters.